A U.S. citizen fugitive, who was located in Armenia, has been extradited to the United States, U.S. embassy said.

U.S. and Armenian law enforcement authorities and prosecutors coordinated the capture and return of the U.S. national who was arrested by Armenian law enforcement personnel in Yerevan in December 2017 based on an Interpol Red Notice.

The individual was previously charged in the United States for the alleged sexual abuse of a minor. 

President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan on Monday visited Yerablur Military Pantheon on the birth anniversary of National Hero of Armenia and Hero of Artsakh, the late Vazgen Sargsyan.

The President, accompanied by the top leadership of Armenia, laid a wreath to the tomb of the slain Prime Minister and Supreme Commander and paid tribute to him. Serzh Sargsyan placed flowers in memory of the Armenians who sacrificed their lives for the independence of the homeland.

A large fire occurred early Saturday morning in an underpass in downtown capital city Yerevan.

The Emergency Situations Ministry said that even though an investigation is underway to determine the cause of this fire, preliminary information suggests that the homeless had burned the household waste at this underpass, and this had caused the fire. The fire was extinguished at 6:18am.

A new Yerevan-Gyumri-Yerevan electric passenger train has been launched.

Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, headed to on board the new train on Saturday. The train will operate from Fridays to Sundays as an express train, and the duration of the ride will be 1 hour and 59 minutes.

The man charged with the murder of the Armenian psychic has been sentenced to 20 years in jail.

Mushegh Mkhitaryan could not hide tears when listening to the verdict on Monday. The body of psychic Ani Majnunyan was discovered with many stabs in August 2015.

France condemns any statement that hinders the Karabakh peace process, French Ambassador to Armenia, Jonathan Lacôte said.

He noted this reflecting on Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev’s recent statement with respect to their “taking back” Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan as well as the Zangezur region and the Lake Sevan area.

The Shape of Water has won the Oscar for best picture at the 90th Academy Award. Gary Oldman won the Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in “Darkest Hour”, while Frances McDormand was named the Best Actress in Leading Role.

Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was named the best director, while A Fantastic Woman has won the Oscar for best foreign language film.

Architects of Denial, a documentary about Armenian Genocide denial, premiered in Yerevan on Monday.

The movie by Executive Producers Dean Cain and Montel Williams was first screened last October.

This first person account of the Armenian Genocide through the eyes of survivors includes interviews with experts, as well as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, famous British barrister Geoffrey Robertson.